In this publicity image released by Sony Pictures Classics, Alec Baldwin and Cate Blanchett appear in a scene from 'Blue Jasmine.'

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Written and directed by Woody Allen, "Blue Jasmine" tells the story of a rich Manhattan socialite, Jasmine French, played by Blanchett, who finds herself poverty-stricken and homeless. After everything in Jasmine's life falls to pieces, including her marriage to wealthy businessman Hal (Alec Baldwin), she moves into her sister Ginger's modest apartment in San Francisco. Ginger is played by Hawkins. Forced to put her life back together while ...